noun
Meaning 1
The act of avouching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
avouchment
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noun
Meaning 2
A positive declaration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: avowal, affirmation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assertion, averment, asseveration
Narrower terms: reassertion, reaffirmation, profession, professing, affirmative
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English avouch Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English avouchment From avouch + -ment.